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Tour de FORCEBurnaby RCMP members are among the group of police, border services and paramedics personnel participating in the Cops for Cancer Tour De Coast this week, the Canadian Cancer Society’s single-largest B.C. fundraiser for pediatric cancer research

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Designated smoke pits to be set up in high-use areas; Burnaby Lake. and Brunette River trails affected

By Jeff NagelBLACK PRESS

Metro Vancouver will impose a ban on smoking in almost all areas of its regional parks.

Friday’s board vote passed by a wide margin, with Surrey and Vancouver directors in favour.

It outlaws smoking through-out Metro-run parks, trails and beaches—except where designated smoking areas are set up and signed.

Those smoke pits are to be set up in heavily used areas where people spend large amounts of time—such as beaches, shelters, reservable buildings and campsites.

A last-minute attempt to water down the smoking restrictions failed.

Electoral director Maria Har-ris proposed an amendment that would have prohibited smoking in only congested

areas of Metro parks, leaving smokers free to puff in large swathes.

Langley City Coun. Gayle Martin, chair of the parks com-mittee, supported the change, saying smokers are “an easy target” for the politically correct but a more “common sense” approach is needed.

Vancouver Coun. Andrea Reimer was among those who voted to defeat the change, calling it a compromise of a compromise.

“There is no inherent right to smoke in a public place,” she said.

“The time has come,” added Pitt Meadows Mayor Don MacLean. “I just spent time in Whistler and every one of their parks is smoke-free.”

Richmond Coun. Harold Steves said smokers are now so scarce they pose less risk through second-hand smoke than in the past.

He questioned how a “little whiff of smoke along a trail” could do much harm.

Posting signs and other printed information on the policy would cost the region up to $23,000.

A Metro staff report esti-

mated only 10 to 15 per cent of park-goers smoke and that most would likely voluntarily comply with the new restric-tions without any extra spend-ing on enforcement.

Parks offi cers will be able to issue fi nes but the focus will be on educating smokers of the ban.

Smoking zones are to be designated only where there is little risk of second-hand smoke exposure to others, smoking litter is contained and there is no risk of fi re starts.

Wreck Beach Preservation Society vice-chair Judy Wil-liams opposed the smoking ban, calling it “the last nail in the coffi n” of smokers’ rights.

“People should have the choice,” she said.

Several cities across the region either partly or fully ban smoking in their municipal parks.

The planned policy affects regional parks like Tynehead, Campbell Valley, Lynn Head-waters and Belcarra regional parks, as well as some beaches, such as Centennial Beach at Boundary Bay and Sasamat Lake.

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INSIDE THE TOUR DE COAST PELOTON – Bryson Davies’ fi rst ride on a road bike lasted all of 17 seconds.

By Thursday the Burnaby RCMP constable will have pedalled more than 900 kilometres in nine days in the Cops for Cancer Tour de Coast.

Davies is one of two offi cers from the Burnaby RCMP, and two from the New Westminster police department, riding in the peloton of 29 members of police departments from around Metro Vancouver, as well as Canadian Border Services and a contingent of paramedics, to raise money for pediatric cancer research.

The Tour de Coast, which kicked off last Wednesday at Scott Creek Middle School in Coquitlam, made stops at Burnaby North and South secondary schools as well as the Metrotown branch of Coast Capital Savings on its opening day, before head-ing to the Sunshine Coast, Powell River, Pemberton and Whistler.

The tour returned to Greater Vancouver for its fi nal leg, including stops at Burnaby RCMP on Monday and Honour House and the New Westminster police headquarters on Tuesday. It wraps up Thursday in Rich-mond and Vancouver.

Combined with similar

tours in the north, Vancou-ver Island and the Fraser Valley, Cops for Cancer raised more than $2.4 million last year, making them the Canadian Cancer Society’s largest B.C. contributor to pediatric cancer research.

Getting ready for this year’s tour also helped Davies lose almost 30 pounds. But fi rst he had to learn how to use the ski binding-like pedals that attach his feet to his lithe aluminum Trek road bike.

Though he’s ridden on the RCMP’s bike squad that uses mountain bikes to patrol Burnaby’s streets, back alleys and parks, he’d never been on a road bike before signing on to the Tour de Coast.

Ten feet into his fi rst training ride, he had trouble twisting his foot out of the pedal and tipped over right in front of his house.

“I was bleeding before my fi rst minute on the bike,” says Davies. “I was worried about how much of a fool I was making of myself.”

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Lara DeWitt of the New Westminster police department was equally inexperienced when her good friend and fellow offi cer Adam Spindor approached her about joining him on the tour.

Spindor has family mem-bers who survived cancer and he’d heard good things

about the tour experience from fellow offi cers who par-ticipated in previous rides, but he knew his prospective teammate would be a tough sell. So he waited until DeWitt was in the middle of an overnight shift, when her resistance would be depleted.

“Before you say no, hear me out,” he prefaced his pitch.

A few weeks later they embarked on their fi rst train-ing ride together, a 25-km loop out to Queensborough.

“I thought that was the be-all and end-all,” says DeWitt, who was also fl ummoxed by

the pedals on her borrowed bike and survived a close encounter with a truck on her maiden ride. “I was sore in places I’d never been sore before.”

Scheduling training rides around work shifts, family responsibilities and fundrais-ing is a juggling act for most participants. To join the tour, each rider must raise at least $6,000.

“That’s where all the stress was,” says Davies, who held a family garage sale and a pub night to reach the goal. “Riding was the stress reliever.”

His teammate, Sgt.

Stephan Brossard, says he wasn’t shy about using his rank on junior offi cers to extract donations.

He also hosted a barbecue at the Burnaby RCMP head-quarters, a 50/50 draw and a spinning marathon on a stationary bike at Lougheed Town Centre.

“Every weekend you’re doing something for fund-raising,” says Brossard.

Now the fun beginsThe hard work of train-

ing and fundraising behind them, the mood on the tour’s fi rst day was buoyant.

After setting off through a corridor of noise created by the entire student body of Scott Creek Middle School clapping together infl at-able thunder sticks, the peloton took a circuitous route around Coquitlam’s Town Centre area, through Port Moody, then along the Barnet Highway to the day’s third stop at Burnaby North.

The group is escorted and protected by a fl ying squad of motorcycle offi cers led by Don Duncan of the Vancou-ver Police Department that keeps traffi c away from the peloton and blocks intersec-tions to allow it to pass through unimpeded.

With relatively few climbs on the day’s 80-km route, it’s easy to maintain the 25-30 km/h pace expected of the riders.

FOOD BANK EFFORT COLLECTS 247K POUNDS OF FOODThe BC Thanksgiving Food Drive collected 10,084 pounds of food for the Greater Vancouver Food Bank, part of 247,605 pounds of food collected provincewide by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and Food Banks British Columbia recently.In Burnaby, the effort involved about 245 volunteers putting in more than 1,158 hours of service and visits to 9,711 homes.

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7-Eleven stores across Canada as the convenience store chain presents its fi rst Coffee Day in Canada on Thursday, Sept. 29.

People will be able to partake of free medium 16-ounce cups of coffee at each of Burnaby’s fi ve stores from 7 a.m. to 11 a.m.

The top Burnaby location for coffee sales is at Royal Oak and Kingsway, but nationwide, Calgary tops the company’s coffee sales.

BURNABY PIONEERSLocal historian Archie Miller

leads a tour of Fraser and St. Peter’s cemeteries of New Westminster and the fi nal resting place of many of Burnaby’s pioneers on Saturday, Oct. 1, 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. Miller will recount stories of some of Burnaby’s most famous names, including Edmonds, Byrne and Love. Presented by Burnaby Village Museum, the tour goes rain or shine and costs $15 for non-members and $13.50 for members. Pre-register: 604-297-4565.

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By Tom FletcherBLACK PRESS

VICTORIA – Premier Christy Clark has shuffl ed her cabinet lineup before the legislature reopens next week, replacing Burnaby-Lougheed MLA Harry Bloy with Surrey-Panorama MLA Stephanie Cadieux as social development minister.

Bloy has struggled to defend the social development ministry’s restructuring since being appointed to cabinet this spring, following the closure and restructuring of group homes for developmentally disabled people. Most recently, Community Living B.C., the agency responsible for adult disability programs, delayed for a year a decision to end funding that employs 29 people at the recycling depot in Maple Ridge.

Clark said Bloy will continue as minister of state responsible for multiculturalism, remaining in cabinet. Replacing Cadieux

as labour minister is Vancou-ver-Fairview MLA Margaret MacDiarmid, who was dropped from cabinet when Clark took over as premier in March.

Clark said Monday that MacDiarmid’s experience as a physician and president of the B.C. Medical Association, as well as a stint as education minister, make her well suited to take over the labour ministry as negotiations with doctors and teachers continue.

NDP leader Adrian Dix said Clark’s decision to appoint Bloy to cabinet had more to do with his support for her leadership bid than his ability to defend the government’s policies.

“It’s obviously an admission that she made a very serious mistake, and continued on with that for some time,” Dix said. “The people who have paid the price are people with develop-mental disabilities and other people served by the ministry.”

Clark did not name a

new attorney-general after Chilliwack-Hope MLA Barry Penner resigned from cabinet in August. Solicitor General Shirley Bond continues to serve in both roles, but Clark said a new attorney general will be appointed later.

Other changes to the cabinet include:

• Parksville-Qualicum MLA Ron Cantelon is appointed parliamentary secretary for seniors, reporting to the health ministry.

• Surrey-White Rock MLA Gordon Hogg takes on a new role, parliamentary secretary for non-profi t partnerships to the social development minis-try.

• Cariboo-Chilcotin MLA Donna Barnett is named par-liamentary secretary for rural communities.

• Burnaby North MLA Rich-ard Lee is named parliamen-tary secretary for Asia Pacifi c.

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TOM FLETCHER/BLACK PRESS FILE PHOTOPremier Christy Clark unveils her fi rst cabinet lineup in March. Barry Penner (background) resigned as attorney general in August, and on Monday Clark replaced Harry Bloy (left) with Stephanie Cadieux (centre) as social development minister.

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Right-of-centre party fills out rest of civic slate for November 19

By Wanda ChowNEWSLEADER

Team Burnaby announced its mayoralty candidate on the weekend as local businessman Tom Tao.

Tao has run unsuccessfully for public offi ce several times before as an indepen-dent—for Burnaby council in 2002 (garnering 2,773 votes) and 2008 (2,235 votes), for mayor in 2005 (1,120 votes) and for MLA in Burnaby-Willingdon in 2005 (142 votes).

This will be the fi rst time Tao will be running as a member of a party slate, the right-of-centre Team Burnaby. His main com-petition will be three-term incumbent Mayor Derek Corrigan of the New Democrat-affi liated Burnaby Citizens Association.

Tao, who lives in the Metro-town area, was born in China, raised in Taiwan and studied at the University of California, Berkeley. He worked for 20 years in international rela-

tions in Taiwan and moved to Burnaby in 1998.

According to Team Burna-by’s press release, as mayor, Tao will “promote business, economic development and jobs in Burnaby.”

From 2000 to 2002, he was a part-owner of the Saskatch-ewan Hawks of the Interna-tional Basketball Association in partnership with Ted Stepien, former owner of the National Basketball Association’s Cleve-land Cavaliers.

Tao’s profi le at his website, www.tomtao.com, offers this summary: “Trust cost him the family fortune in Tai-wan. Passion in basketball and honor as a new citizen

in Canada cleaned his bank account. Tom has been down but never out.

“Now age, experience and fi tness are his assets. Three failed election campaigns fuel him with a new determination to build a better Burnaby and Canada.”

Joining previously-announced former Burnaby councillors Lee Rankin and Garth Evans as council candi-

dates on Team’s slate are local realtor and two-time Team candidate Jeffrey Chiu, realtor Lotus Chung, biotechnology company manager Jim Favaro, community and sports volun-teer June Jeffries, and former RCMP offi cer and civil servant Ray Power, who has also run for public offi ce several times before.

Graham Murchie, an urban planner, will also run for council under the Team banner

and has stepped down as the party’s president to do so.

Team’s school board candidates are former Burnaby school district administrator Bonda Bitzer, retired locomo-tive engineer and volunteer soccer coach Alex Hui, businessman

and educator Jeff Kuah, retired Burnaby high school principal Rennie Maierle, customer ser-vice coordinator Glen Power, photographer and community volunteer Pablo Su and legal assistant Anne Sharleen Sylva.

In the 2008 election, the Burn-aby Citizens Association swept all available seats for mayor, council and school board.

Voters go to the polls this year on Nov. 19.

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Since the death of NDP leader Jack Layton there’s been a small groundswell of support for Burnaby-New Westminster MP Peter Julian to become Layton’s successor.

He’d certainly make a worthy candidate.The basic asset Julian possesses is being

bilingual. (He’s trilingual if you count sign language.)

Where he learned to speak French also lends him credibility. Julian spent more than a decade working for the New Democrats in Quebec. He also got a degree in international relations from the French-speaking Univer-sity of Quebec.

With the surge of support for the NDP in Quebec, it’s also important for the leader to know where the province is coming from when discussing its deep-rooted issues with the federal government.

Julian’s roots in his own riding run deep, having grown up in New Westminster and his father teaching in Burnaby. So naturally, he understands the West, which is where the roots of the NDP developed.

Since taking offi ce in 2004, Julian has been on the NDP’s front benches as the party’s current industry critic and deputy and interim caucus chair, while in the past being the critic for six other ministries or depart-ments.

In addition, Julian has written up several private member’s bills.

The one thing Julian doesn’t have that seems to be a prerequisite for political lead-ership is a huge ego. That is a good thing. His easy-going style with people, from struggling constituents to movers and shakers, would be welcome on the federal scene.

For Burnaby and New Westminster’s sake, if he were to become leader it would give the area a cachet with the rest of the country not seen since the days of Tommy Douglas, when the NDP legend parachuted into the neighbourhood in 1962.

The NDP could do a lot worse than choos-ing Peter Julian and will be hard pressed to fi nd anybody better to be its next leader.

VICTORIA – Premier Christy Clark’s “B.C. Jobs Plan” took some hits as she was fi nishing her week-long publicity tour to roll it out.

The serious damage wasn’t from her political opponents on the left and right. The body blows came from Europe, the United States and China, where the storm clouds of a second recession continued to gather. As world leaders offered up a chorus of warning about debt and falling consumer demand, commodity markets for metals, coal and petroleum tumbled along with stocks.

One of the few fi rm targets Clark offered was that eight new mines should be up and running in B.C. by 2015, with expansions or upgrades to nine more existing mines. That is the total arrived at after detailed meet-ings with the industry. But if China’s factories slow down because fewer Americans and Europeans buy their goods, those projects can fade as quickly as the price of copper.

Total provincial spending for the B.C. jobs plan comes out around $300 million. The big-ticket items were contributions to port and rail facilities at Prince Rupert and Tsawwassen. Another $24 million goes to staff up natural resource permit offi ces, which are backlogged after amalgamation of various ministry functions.

NDP leader Adrian Dix leapt on that announce-ment, saying it proves the BC Liberals starved the regional offi ces.

He’s right on that. For example, the resource ministry’s regional director for Skeena told the Bulkley-Nechako regional district board this spring he has 30 per cent less staff than fi ve years

ago. Some of that is a result of ending duplication of forest, energy and other ministries, but by this spring there were 65 independent power projects waiting for approval in Skeena alone.

Of course the NDP would fi x that backlog by killing off the projects, and presumably break up the natural resources ministry again, to ramp up their beloved government jobs.

The NDP also jumped on BC Liberal MLA John Les for going to high-unem-ployment Nanaimo and suggesting people should look north where jobs

are going begging.Construction company Ledcor had job fairs in

Prince George and Chetwynd in early September, looking for hundreds of truck drivers, heavy equipment operators, drillers, blasters, mechan-ics, surveyors and labourers for the Willow Creek coal mine in Tumbler Ridge. Another job fair was held in Fort St. James around the same time, looking for equipment operators for the Mount

Milligan copper-gold mine.I had a chat a couple of weeks ago with a grader

operator in Dawson Creek, working in the gas patch. Most of the pickups he sees on job sites have Alberta licence plates.

So let’s say you’re an able-bodied unemployed guy sitting in Nanaimo, waiting for a job to come to you. If that’s how you think the economy works, it’s no surprise if your preferred political message is Dix’s 1960s socialist blather about the govern-ment forcibly sharing the wealth. And it’s no surprise that you’re unemployed.

BC Conservative leader John Cummins trashed the Prince Rupert port announcement as a payoff to local aboriginal people for a potash facility.

“The usual Liberal policy of giving natives a veto on new projects has got to end,” Cummins said, demonstrating once again that he under-stands nothing about the evolution of this issue in the past 20 years.

In summary, Clark’s jobs plan is to continue Gordon Campbell’s Pacifi c gateway strategy. The opposition parties are reheating decades-old failed options they hope will smell better than a stale three-term government.

And B.C. is, as always, at the mercy of world events.

Tom Fletcher is legislative reporter and colum-nist for Black Press and BCLocalnews.com

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Last week, Justice Minister Rob Nicholson stopped in Brantford, Ont., to campaign in favour of his new omnibus crime bill. At the stop, Minister Nicholson promised that this is only the beginning and that more crime legislation can be expected throughout the Conserva-tive government’s term in offi ce.

It is disappointing that these bills are being rolled together in order to dare the opposition parties to vote against the whole package just to stop one or two excessive policy decisions. To be sure, much of what is being proposed is unac-ceptable and does not do anything to improve the security situation in our cities and small towns. But there is the public perception that adding more crimes and criminal-izing more activities will lead to greater safety.

What this omnibus crime bill does not do is address one of the true problems of the justice system—that is, the crippling lack of prosecuting lawyers and judges who are able to hear cases. There is an increasing backlog of cases that are being dropped or delayed due to a lack of experienced indi-viduals to try the cases and ensure that justice is done. Adding more crimes and increasing the number of people arrested and thus waiting for trials will only exacerbate this problem.

We have all seen and heard of cases where guilty individuals were being released from incarceration due to a lack of speedy trial, which is guaranteed to all persons under the Canadian Constitution.

This government likes to say they are tough on crime, and the public security and safety is one of their top priorities. It is diffi cult to believe this kind of commentary from the Conservatives when they are blatantly ignoring the easiest solutions to ensure our justice sys-tem works to the best of its abilities. What does this government plan to do to reduce the backlog of court cases and criminals waiting to face a trial and justice?

Trevor RitchieBurnaby

Don’t let the rain stop youHow many of us would leave the

comfort of our homes to go out and vote in a rainstorm?

For some of us, the mere appear-ance of a dark cloud in the sky is enough excuse to forego our demo-cratic inconvenience—er, right. Consider then the plight of modern day Afghanistan, as shared by human rights activist Lauryn Oates on Sunday, Sept. 18 at the inaugural Afghan Cultural Heritage Day in Burnaby. Oates, the afternoon’s keynote speaker, is a projects director with Canadian Women for Women in Afghanistan (www.CW4WAfghan.ca). She told the audience about this year’s parlia-mentary elections in Afghanistan. There were over 150 incidents of violence that day aimed at sabotag-ing democracy: grenades thrown into schoolhouses which were serving as polling stations, suicide bombings, shootings and rocket attacks. That’s what made the news.

But according to Oates, the more

extraordinary story was that thou-sands and thousands of Afghans went to exercise their right to vote, when they could be killed for doing so. As she poignantly asked the packed house at the Scandinavian Community Centre, “Would we have done the same here? If voting meant putting your life on the line, would you still vote?”

Now I’m no weather forecaster, but on Nov. 19, our municipal election day, there’s a chance of precipitation. So when you’re debating whether it’s worth the hassle to vote—and you’re trying to remember where you left that darn umbrella—consider the lengths that others around the world are going to in order to do what we too often take for granted.

Besides, a little rain never hurt anyone.

Harman PandherBurnaby

Time to scrap Air Care The BC Liberals promised to

scrap the Air Care program when they were fi rst elected. They promised to phase out this program gradually, but in fact only the location near BCIT in Burnaby was closed. After almost 10 years of government there appears no plan to keep this promise.

This program has been subsi-dized by TransLink and ICBC with our tax dollars.

TransLink and ICBC are always asking for more money from us. I think this is a good time to kill this program entirely, because the Air Care program contract expires at the end of December 2011.

Today, more and more people are using public transportation, electric vehicles and scooters, and even bicycles. This trend will continue, so the air quality will keep improv-ing.

Wai HuiBurnaby

Open season to criticize?Re: Burnaby should spread density around (Letters, NewsLeader, Sept. 23)

I read with interest yet another of Mr. Rick McGowan’s letters. It would seem he is not happy with the current city council and city staff. I would direct his attention to the page 6 column last Friday (“An exciting new adventure in Burn-aby”) from the new publisher of the NewsLeader, Ms. Jean Hincks. While Mr McGowan seems to fi nd fault with damn near everything Burnaby has become, Ms. Hincks seems to hold a different view.

Obviously Mr McGowan has political aspirations, so everything is fair game to criticize. But I might offer him a couple of suggestions for future letters to the News-Leader. Please include some costing numbers and specifi c solutions, and I would be careful about name call-ing city staff. They do a great job administering the complexities of keeping Burnaby the great city it is.

And fi nally, welcome to Burnaby, Ms. Hincks. You’re right, it’s a won-derful city.

Gord LarkinBurnaby

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Re: Progressive marks 30 years (NewsLeader, Sept. 14)

The executive director of Progressive Hous-ing is quoted saying: “Many of (Progressive’s Burnaby clients) have never ever been connected with a service provider of any kind.”

This is a tragedy and a travesty. But not sur-prising. Burnaby is one of just two Metro cities not hosting a permanent emergency shelter. Such a facility (recommended by the city’s own Homelessness Task Force) could easily include workspace for social workers and compassionate volunteers to help fi ll this delivery gap between the homeless and already available community support services.

Progressive Housing even has building plans. But Burnaby’s incumbent BCA council refuses to zone a building site or invest civic funds in such a facility. They would rather spend civic tax dollars sending city staff and the RCMP into parks to roust “vagrants” or tear up “temporary structures.”

This is socially regressive and economically wrong-headed.

Mayor Gregor Robertson, a true green champion, spends millions of civic dollars, some borrowed, on shelter beds for Vancouver. Mayor Corrigan, award-collecting champion, spends nothing on shelter beds (claiming he lacks juris-diction) and almost nothing on social housing for Burnaby even as he hoards $500 million in civic reserves; including money explicitly dedicated to social housing by past BCA mayors Bill Copeland and Doug Drummond.

Mayor Robertson is building so much social housing because he commissioned a Vancou-ver Police Department (VPD) study showing that about 30 per cent of all offi cer calls taken involved marginally housed (homeless) people, who could not be held for committing real crimes nor helped to fi nd proper housing. The implica-tion was that the VPD was spending hundreds

of thousands of civic dollars every day arresting and releasing the homeless over and over again.

G. Bruce FriesenPresident

Burnaby Municipal Greens

Perhaps the NDP needs an educationListening to Adrian Dix’s fi nance critic, Bruce

Ralston, on a radio call-in show last week, as he tried to explain why the NDP oppose Premier Christy Clark’s investment in the Prince Rupert port expansion and the Kitimat LNG plant, was almost farcical.

Basically, the NDP’s argument was that we would be better off paying for people to go to school.

Let me get this straight: the NDP’s jobs plan is to spend millions of taxpayer dollars to educate people for jobs that don’t exist, while simultane-ously opposing tax cuts and investments in projects that would actually create jobs.

Like a lot of British Columbians, I don’t miss the days of endless defi cits, special-interest cor-ruption and unemployment that Mr. Dix’s last tenure in government produced. And it looks like he’s not changed one bit since then. Whether it’s fi nding new and exciting ways to send jobs out of the province, like taxing the pants off people and small businesses, or whether it’s “fresh ideas” like taking the forestry industry back to the 1950s and trying to compete with paper and product manufacturers in the global market, clearly Mr. Dix just doesn’t get it.

The NDP were not kicked out of offi ce in 2001 because the people were bored. They were kicked out because they just can’t see past their own noses, and make decisions only in the favour of special interests, not the people’s interest.

Pamela GardnerBurnaby

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By Todd CoyneBLACK PRESS

Jamie Dunwoody never expected when he signed up to serve the war effort in Afghanistan that he’d be working for both sides.

But such is the reality of fulfi lling the doctor’s Hippocratic oath in the middle of a warzone.

The Burnaby Hospital surgeon is recently back from a month-long stint in the operating room at Kandahar Airfi eld, one of the coalition army’s busiest combat hospitals in Afghanistan.

When Dunwoody decided earlier this year that he wanted to experience the war fi rst hand, he enlisted in the army and within just weeks he found himself in the roar-ing belly of a C-17 cargo plane bound for Afghanistan.

With a reservist’s wage in his pocket and a Browning 9mm on his hip, it wasn’t the same workaday lifestyle Dunwoody was used to. That much was clear from his fi rst morning commute.

Landing at Kandahar Airfi eld is like landing in Las Vegas, Dunwoody recalled. It’s hot, dusty and bright, incredibly so, even at 2 a.m.

“Right away they took our passports and told us what to do in case of a rocket attack.”

What to do, it seems, is hit the nearest dirt and lay there for two minutes, then report to the nearest bunker for roll call.

Those were instructions Dunwoody

wouldn’t have a chance to forget.By the time he found his cot, weary

after 36 hours of travel, swarms of rockets began whizzing overhead like 107-mm hornets.

“We were attacked every single day. Rockets fl ew around the base non-stop,” Dunwoody said.

But for all their noise and bluster, the rockets had little of their desired impact and their menace soon turned to mundane nuisance. And so the work began.

They say Afghanistan has two seasons: Winter and fi ghting season. And after a 12-hour snooze, Dunwoody soon found himself in the July heat of that unfairest of seasons.

“This is a real trauma facility,” he said, pull-ing down hard on the syllables. “There is no

congestive heart failure here.”Day one brought him victims of a road-

side bomb—an improvised weapon which would account for 80 per cent of all patient visits, Dunwoody estimated.

“I saw an American soldier with both of his legs blown off and one of his arms blown off, his genitalia blown off and his pelvis open. And we saved him. That was not uncommon.”

Of the remaining 20 per cent of the injuries he saw, Dunwoody estimated that about 15 per cent were miscellaneous battlefi eld emergencies, three per cent were motor-vehicle injuries and two per cent were gunshot wounds — a fi gure much higher for the Taliban fi ghters

wheeled before him, of which there was a seemingly endless train.

“They would come in with earmuffs and a blindfold on so they couldn’t hear or see anything,” Dunwoody remembered of operating on the enemy.

“We would take off our name tags too and they would be guarded 24 hours. And it was odd because a lot of the times the

person who wounded them would end up guarding them.”

For some, it would seem an apt meta-phor for the current coalition war effort in Afghanistan, but Dunwoody avoids mixing politics and patients.

One thing he doesn’t mind saying about his country, though: “We’re very fortunate to be here.”

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Following upThe July 15 edition of the

Burnaby NewsLeader featured a story on Burnaby Hospital surgeon Jamie Dunwoody, who was on his way to spend a month working in Kandahar.

CONTRIBUTED PHOTOJamie Dunwoody (centre) spent a month this summer at the operating room at Kandahar Airfi eld. In addition to working at Burnaby Hospital, he’s also completed fellowships in Toronto, Australia, and at the R. Adams Shock Trauma Centre in Baltimore — one of the busiest trauma hospitals in North America.

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A new page has been launched on the RCMP’s website listing the locations of marijuana grow operations or illegal drug labs that were dismantled by Mounties under a search warrant, including nine in Burnaby.

The RCMP plans to continually update the list and pro-vide resources for landlords and property buyers to deal with the damage such operations cause.

“Property insurance is not designed to cover the destruction and loss resulting from an illegal marijuana grow operation,” said Ralph Palumbo, Ontario vice president of the Insurance Bureau of Canada in a press release.

“It is not an accident or a random act of violence, like a break-in or damage caused by a storm.”

Realtors believe homebuyers should be able to determine whether a house for sale has been used for a grow-op in the past, said Gary Morse, president of the Canadian Real Estate Association in a press release.

“The structural integrity and inhabitability of such houses may be compromised and prospective buyers need to know that costly remediation may be needed to correct health and safety issues.”

In Burnaby, the properties listed include a warehouse at 7033 MacPherson Ave. where a grow-op was busted in January. Burnaby RCMP found 1,298 marijuana plants there inside four two-ton transport trucks which were stored inside the warehouse.

Other Burnaby addresses listed, where grow-ops have been found since December 2010, include homes at 6084 Marine Dr. (140 marijuana plants), 128 Glynde Ave. (38 plants), 3765 Wakefi eld Court (633 plants), 6875 Burl-ington Ave. (18 plants), 3063 Astor Dr. (476 plants), 6537 Portland St. (592 plants), 1633 Taralawn Court (538 plants) and 4330 Charles St. (152 plants).

Anyone with information about a grow-op in their neighbourhood can call CrimeStoppers, and remain anonymous, at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477).

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Metrotown branch milestone to feature 20 hours of programming to end with late-night film noir double bill

By Wanda ChowNEWSLEADER

Expect a wide range of program-ming as Burnaby Public Library’s Bob Prittie Metrotown branch marks its 20th anniversary with 20 hours of programming on Saturday, Oct. 1.

The day will start with a light community breakfast of coffee and muffi ns at 7 a.m. Saturday and ends following a fi lm noir double bill at 3 a.m. Sunday morning.

In between, activities will include tai chi and Chinese dance demon-strations at Civic Square next door, a children’s puppet show, perfor-mances by Tempos Youth Choir and Silk Road Music, video games for teens and birthday cupcakes.

Library staff will also announce the prize winners of contests includ-ing “your favourite book moment” and “Chinese readers’ favourites.”

The contests themselves offer an indication of how much the library has changed. While it used to share a multilingual collection through the national library, the branch now has a Chinese language collection second in size only to its English offerings, said Metrotown branch manager Deb Thomas. With

Chinese speakers making up about 30 per cent of Burnaby’s population, it’s very well used.

Before the Metrotown branch opened in 1991, the area was served by a much smaller branch on King-sway closer to Central Park and the main branch was the former King-sway location, said Thomas.

The Kingsway branch, since replaced by the Tommy Douglas branch and currently being used as a temporary com-munity centre, was only about 14,000 square feet. That was dwarfed by the Metrotown branch when it opened, at 60,000 square feet.

Former chief librarian Paul Whitney once said he anticipated 1,500 people a day would eventually use it, but it now sees 2,500 people daily on average, Thomas noted. In addition to changes in the material now available through the library, from downloadable e-books and audiobooks to DVDs and stream-ing music, the way people use the branch has also changed, she said.

It used to be that people picked out their books, hung around, then left.

Nowadays, many people spend hours there at a time, reading magazines and newspapers, or are students who stay and study there all day. “We’re becoming used more as a space as well as a place to bor-

row materials.”The corner where it’s located, at

Willingdon Avenue and Kingsbor-ough Street, has been completely transformed in the intervening 20 years.

“If you look at the photos, basi-cally it’s an empty sky,” Thomas said, referring to the lack of high-rises. Photos from 1989 show lots of

trees and a house on the property, which has also served as the site of Burnaby school district offi ces and the Phillips and Hoyt Lumber Com-pany in the past.

“The neighbour-hood has changed dramatically, the diversity and density have changed sub-stantially.”

The library is increasingly one of the fi rst stops made by new immigrants to Burnaby, often folks who come from countries without a public library system.

“You can see the wonder in their eyes—’this is all free?’”

The library will be open from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. The fi lm noir double bill, Alfred Hitchcock’s Shadow of a Doubt and Orson Welles’ The Stranger, runs 10 p.m. to 3 a.m. It will take place in the program room, with access on the east side of the building, off Civic Square.

More information about the event and the contests: http://tinyurl.com/43zoamm.

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Th is couple bought the house with the inten-tion of renovating right from the start. Th ey had lived in the area and wanted to stay, and their kids had left the nest but live down the street with the grandchildren. Th ey felt comfortable in

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“It was very important to this couple that the newly designed home work not just for themselves but work when the kids and grandkids come over, which they do all the time. Th is is a close-knit family.”

First the team upgraded the plant. Th e original heating system was electric, which was changed over to forced air along with a heat pump. Th is allowed the family to have heat and air conditioning effi ciently at low cost. Energy-effi cient gas fi replaces were installed and a lot of care was taken to include build-green concepts into the home.

Th e ceiling was insulated from the top by taking off the existing roof, insulated using foam which created a higher R value, and then a new roof was installed. Th is kept the interior cedar ceiling, which fi rst attracted the home owners to the house, intact. Removing the roof allowed the team to install pot light-ing, which had a huge impact on the fi nished space.

“We changed all the windows and doors; they are all high-effi ciency, EnergyStar rated. All the windows have a type of glass which keeps the heat inside in the winter and the heat out in the summer,” Huguet says. “We added energy-effi cient skylights to add more light. Because we took everything down to the studs, we were able to insulate all the walls and insulate the crawlspace. Th e hot water is an on-demand system which is also very effi cient.”

An addition was added to the front of the house to give more space to the great room and the ability to create a covered entrance-way but care was taken to make it seamless. Th is addition is only six feet long but really made a diff erence to both the great room and the look of the exterior.

Th ere are three bedrooms upstairs; the

house is a split level, with an en-suite for the master and a walk-in closet. Downstairs there is a room which could be a bedroom but is used as a hair salon, a laundry room and another full bathroom. Th e gem of the downstairs is a wonderful family room/media room with a fi replace, a library area and a big television.

“Before we start any renova-tion, including this one, we do a full energy audit to show the ho-meowner where they are losing energy,” says Huguet. “Another reason is we want the homeown-ers to qualify for both federal and provincial grants. Once the renovation is complete we do another audit which will show the diff erence in effi ciency. Th is client received $3,000 in grant incentives.”

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Th e fi rst step depends on how old your furnace is. If it’s less than 10 years old, “(you) can take a chance and turn the furnace on because they have a lot of the newer technology and they don’t use much service,” Williams says. “If the furnace is over 10 years old (you) should get a licensed gas fi tter to come in for a full service check.”

He says they should check several things before giving you the go-ahead.

“Th ey should check the heat exchanger, the motor, the amperage draw, a clocking to make sure it’s burning cor-rectly and they should test with a monometer to see if the pressure going to the burner is correct,” Williams says. “Th e biggest thing is to check for cracks in the heat exchanger because over time metal expands and contracts with heat and eventually it breaks.”

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exchanger is that it can release carbon monoxide into the house.

“I would say out of twenty furnaces over 20 years old, fi ve of them will have cracks,” Williams says. “If your family suff ers from chronic fl u-like symptoms or constant tiredness while at home and they feel better when they are away from the home, check the carbon monoxide levels in the home immedi-ately; your family may be being poisoned.”

Williams also says a furnace over 20 years old is only 50 per cent effi cient. One has to think about

replacing the unit if $50 out of every $100 you send to the natural gas provider is literally not providing any comfort to the family.

“Right now the federal government has a grant program called EcoEn-ergy and the provincial government’s program LiveSmart,” Williams says. “Just by changing your old furnace to a high effi ciency (one) you will get $1,390 back ... Th e average cost of put-ting in a high effi ciency furnace is $4,700 so you are only looking at around $3,300. If you are now losing 50 per cent on the dollar with your old furnace it doesn’t take long to pay for a new safe, effi cient one.”

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Th e technology of paint has come a very long way. In 2010 the federal government, in conjunction with the Canadian Paint Coating Association, came out with regulations restricting the VOC (volatile organic compounds) levels in paint. Th ey divided paint into 53 diff erent categories and set VOC limits for each of the categories.

“Th e two common ones the homeowner would recognize are the fl at and non-fl at paint,” Skelly says. “Th e legislation doesn’t care if its latex or oil-based paint; it just says for fl at paints the limit is 150 grams per litre and for non-fl at paint, eggshell, semi-gloss and

gloss, the limit is 250 grams per litre. What this means is, as of this month ... manufacturers cannot make any new paint product which does not meet these new standards, although the retailers can sell this paint until they run out.”

Skelly says that this shouldn’t really aff ect homeowners. “Th is would mostly aff ect your painting contractor if you are in the middle of, or planning, a renovation as they traditionally used alkyd paint which no longer meets the federal standard. Th e beauty of alkyd paint was its ability to cover in one coat, so the painting contractors will have to radically change the way they do business,” he says.

“Manufacturers like ourselves have formulated new paint which does a great job while adhering to the new regulations. For the homeowner this means paint with great durability while still having low VOC,” Skelly continues. All this is great news for those of us concerned about the air quality in our homes.

Ever wonder how the fashion designers, car companies, paint companies and interior designers come up with their colour palette for the coming seasons? Wonder no more.

“I have been following colour trends through a group called Th e Colour Marketing Group,” says Skelly. “Th is is a group of hundreds of professionals from many diff erent professions who all need to get the colour forecast right. A

mistake for this group has devastating consequences. Can you imagine a car manufacturer painting his new cars teal green when the trend is to grass green?”

It’s quite the process in choosing the colours, Skelly says.

“We come up with a palette of about 30 to 40 colours we jointly agree colours are going (towards). We deal in very fi ne detail such as the tone of each colour, not just say red. Is it apple red or rust red? It’s pretty interesting to see experts from so many diff erent backgrounds sharing information and then coming to conclusions. So much depends on getting everything right.”

And the answer to what colour trends we can expect?

Warm colours across the country are on trend, except in some ethnic populations of Vancouver where bright primary colours are very popular.

Paint now under new manufacturing regulations

If you’re considering a new coat of paint for the inside of your

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options to choose from for every room in your home.Submitted photos


By Maggie Calloway Your kitchen is looking a little worn around the edges and as

much as you would like to gut the whole room, it just isn’t in the budget right now. So what can you do?

A gallon of paint can do absolute wonders, and have a good look at your cabinet doors. If they are salvageable, take them off , remove the hardware, sand and paint. You will be amazed what a diff erence it will make to the whole kitchen. If the hardware is dated change it to something sleek and modern. If the upper cabinet doors are beyond saving, think about just changing the doors or, if it suits your personal taste, leave the doors off for a more country look. Be careful what you display; no one wants to see your cereal boxes, but dishes look great.

I removed all the upper cabinets from one wall of my kitchen and installed open steel shelves. All my plates, casse-role dishes and cereal bowls live there. I love the look and the convenience of just reaching up for whatever I need. I have a laundry room off my kitchen which is too large a room to hold just a washing machine and hot water heater, so I installed rows of shelves around three sides of the room and created a pantry. One shelf holds appliances like my KitchenAid mixer

and two diff erent sizes of crockpots, which gets them off the counter.

While I am talking about counters, be ruthless about removing “stuff .” Clearing off the counters will make a huge diff erence in how the whole kitchen looks.

If your budget stretches to a new fl oor, here is where you can make a great change. A fresh fl oor looks terrifi c. Again, if budget is an issue, look into peel-and-stick tiles.

When the time comes to start from scratch and gut the whole kitchen, think about how you have been using your current kitchen. Write down what worked and what didn’t. Th ink about deep drawers for pots and pans rather than shelves and, if a separate pantry isn’t possible, where you are going to store food and supplies.

Th e kitchen is the one room you need to get right; it really is the heart of the home and the most expensive to build so mistakes are not easily fi xed.

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we know what’s coming around the corner. Th e price we pay for living in this beautiful, lush, green paradise is ... rain, rain and more rain. And, all too oft en the mechanism to handle this deluge, our house gutters, is just not up to the job.

Now is the time to do an inspection of the state of your gutters, clean them of debris, and make the necessary repairs. If your patch jobs of years past are starting to fail, it is probably time to bite the bullet and install new ones.

If you are unsure about where your leaks are, clean the gutter. Th en, with the help of a spotter, fl ood the gutter with water. All the trouble spots will be apparent and easy to mark. To repair, dry each area completely, then dip a paintbrush into a can of roofi ng cement and apply a very thin layer to the leak-ing area. To further enforce the repair, cut a piece of metal fl ashing, which should be the same type of metal as the gutter to avoid cor-rosion, and press into the cement. It is impor-tant you then cover the metal with a further application of roofi ng cement, then spread out the cement to level the patch. Otherwise, your repair will impede the fl ow of water.

Something else to keep in mind is to make sure you do your repairs when the weather forecast is for sunny weather, as your repairs need time to dry before being hit by rain.

Shell Busey has some wisdom on caring for our gutters and downspouts.

“Almost everyone, when dealing with gut-ters, gets out the ladder, leans it up against the aluminum gutter, putting both the weight of the ladder and their weight on the gutter. Now you have an aluminum ladder pressed against an aluminum gutter, which could act like greased lighting,” Busey says. “Th e best, and safest, way is to use ladder stand-off s

which insert into the ladder then rest on the roof.”

Aft er cleaning your gutters, he suggests laying a yard stick along the inside of the gutter.

“Th en take a small level to make sure the gutter is sloping toward the downspout,” he says. “You will be amazed how oft en this is not the case.”

Busey warns that standing water in a gutter can freeze during a cold spell, then thaw, and then freeze again with the next bout of cold.

“Th is is when the seams of the gutter are blown apart. It is vital people check the slope; they can repair seam problems forever but if the slope is wrong the same thing happens again and again.”

A great hint Busey passes along is to check where all the gutter repair items are manufac-tured. Turns out a great number of them are manufactured in the southern states where they wouldn’t recognize a rain forest.

“Th ey don’t have to deal with algae, moss or mildew down there,” Busey says. “Some of the inserts moss up to the point they don’t let water through to the gutter, it just washes over the top.”

Once we have looked aft er our gutters we need to make sure the downspouts are han-dling the fl ow. If there is a concern, or you are seeing signs of seepage in the basement, you may want to investigate redirecting the water away from the house and into the perimeter drain by intercepting the fl ow at the bottom of the downpipe.

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My home is predominantly white. White walls, white painted fl oors, white slip covers. Th e texture is in the knobby weave of the sea grass rugs and the heavy old oak dining table. Th e shots of colour are in the art and the dust jackets of books on the shelves of the built-in bookshelves.

I love this style; it fi ts my personality. I hate clutter, as it makes me feel unsettled; I don’t go in for things that require dusting. Mention the word tchotchke and I freeze in place.

I immediately pass on magazines as soon as I fi nish reading them and my clothes take up about four feet of closet space ... for both winter and summer.

I somehow escaped the sentimentality gene, so I have no piles of old birthday and Christmas cards and as soon as I realize I haven’t worn or used an item I donate it. You get the picture.

But the grey, damp and cold days of winter are approaching. Th e fi rewood is waiting in the shed to feed the wood stove, and the house needs a hit of cozy.

It’s time to discover the best way to warm up your home without adding to the heating bill and bankrupting yourself in the process.

Th ere are very easy and frugal ways to warm up a home.

Perhaps changing the covers on the sofa throw cushions to a warm red and pulling out a couple of throws to toss over the back of the sofas. Flowers for the living room and dining table can change from white to reds and oranges. Drapes, which have been taken down and cleaned over the summer, can go back up to be drawn against winter nights.

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By Maggie Calloway

Planting bulbs in the fall, when thoughts are still on family barbeques and the beach, is a perfect example of delayed gratifi cation. It’s the gardening equivalent of giving yourself a secret hug.

Th en, when you despair of the seemingly endless grey rainy days of spring, nature does her magic and produces a wondrous array of colour. Suddenly, all is right with the world.

In Metro Vancouver, we are blessed with the most amazing online company specializing in not just the most stunning choice of bulbs but a bred-to-the-bone commitment to personalized service.

Botanus was started in 1999 by partners Elke Wehinger and Pamela Dangelmaier. Wehinger and Dangelmaier purchased a mailing list from a bulb grower in Abbotsford who was going out of business.

Th ey made the decision at the beginning to focus on the website and brochure as sales tools. Th eir decision allowed them to concentrate on what they do best without the overhead of running a brick-and-mortar outlet plus the benefi t of passing the sav-ings onto the customer. Th e mailing list has grown to 25,000 with clients across the country. A third colleague, Wendy Leroux, soon joined the company, with the title of Customer Care Manager.

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By Maggie Calloway

Every spring, as soon as the weather starts to warm up, there is a rush to the local plant nursery to buy just the right tree or shrub. Th e rest of the spring, summer and early fall the homeowner is a captive to watering duty in order to keep the new plantings alive.

Th e best time to plant is in the fall. Th e new trees or shrubs get time through the seasons to acclimatize to their new home. Th e rainy season looks aft er the daily watering and the roots, which can’t help but be damaged to a certain degree during replanting, can rejuvenate without stress. By the time the hot weather comes, the plants are established

and can more easily handle less care. If you are planning a renovation next

year, which would most likely take place during spring, summer and early fall, chances are your garden is going to need some rehabilitation. Why not sit down with a knowledgeable person at your local nursery and make a plan well in advance?

Rylan van der Pauw, of Triple Tree Nursery in Maple Ridge, says, “People need to think about trees and shrubs as the bones of the garden. Th e rest such as perennials, annuals and bulbs can be introduced over the following seasons.”

Van der Pauw is certainly willing to give homeowners a few tips.

“Th e perfect scenario would be a homeowner sitting down with us to make a plan personalized to their space, taste and budget well ahead of fall, then we can arrange for the trees and shrubs to be delivered directly to their home from the grower and our people can supervise the proper planting

plus the application of suitable nutrients such as bonemeal and transplant liquid,” he says. “Th e huge advantage is there is less stress on the plant if they don’t have to spend the summer on a nursery lot. We have great built-in irrigation to keep everything fully hydrated but the less a tree is moved the better.”

Fall is the perfect time for planting for exactly that reason.

“Th e very fact of the grower digging a tree from the fi eld damages the fi ner roots. Now you have a situation where all the foliage has to be hydrated by compromised roots, which can be substantial on a larger tree or shrub,” he continues. “Th is is the reason planting in the fall is much more desirable because the tree can be greatly assisted by the natural rainfall. (Hydration is) much more diffi cult (with) surface watering through the summer. With proper handling, planting and support with nutrients, by spring the tree or shrub will have rooted out enough to support themselves.”

Renovating your garden is a great opportunity to think about what would you like to attract. Do some research about attracting birds, butterfl ies and bees to your garden, which will not only enhance your space but contribute to the overall health of the environment.

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Rylan van der Pauw of Triple Tree Nursery, top, has a few tips

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As the lycra-clad cyclists swooped past the glowering giant steel viking that guards the entrance to Burnaby North and into the school’s driveway, they were greeted by the excited cheers of hundreds of students lining the curb and fi lling the plaza. Over the years, North has become a traditional stop for the tour, an honour and responsibility the students take seriously, said the student council president, Everest Shi.

“We really enjoy doing this every year,” said Shi. “The stu-dents get really hyped.”

So much so, there was no shortage of volunteers allowing themselves to get wrapped up in duct tape, to which students and staff would stick spare change as they walked the halls. Combined with a barbecue and an upcoming dodgeball tournament, the school hoped to contribute $1,000.

“This is amazing! You guys are amazing!” shouted “Amazing” Bob Lee, a paramedic with the BC Ambulance Service who gained his nickname for his ebullient enthusiasm.

Forging connections with schools is especially important, says Sue Woods, the manager of revenue development for the Canadian Cancer Society. The fundraising events organized by students help instill in them a sense of community and a visit from the peloton is a chance to promote a message of healthy activity, healthy eating choices and being smart in the sun.

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Report flags trouble at sea for Fraser River sockeye

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No single force stands out as the main culprit behind the die-off of millions of Fraser River sockeye salmon in recent years, according to fi ndings tabled at the Cohen Commission.

A new report analyzing cumula-tive impacts on sockeye suggests the fi sh most likely died at sea, not in the Fraser itself or one of its tributaries.

It points to ocean conditions and climate change as two “likely” factors that may have contributed to the long-term stock decline, particularly as juvenile sockeye migrate out from the mouth of the river to Queen Charlotte Sound and beyond into the open Pacifi c.

“It is very likely that poor marine conditions during the coastal migra-tion life stage in 2007 contributed to the poor returns observed in 2009,” the cumulative impacts report says.

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There are plenty of unanswered questions that were beyond the scope of the commission’s technical reports and therefore weren’t con-sidered by their teams of research-ers, Marmorek noted.

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Chance Operations²: A unique collection of drawings and prints that showcases the collaborative talents of Rhonda Neufeld and Rodney Konopaki, both of whom have taught at Emily Carr University of Art and Design. Concepts such as sharing, interfering, observing, recording and reflection are all explored in the works. When: Until Nov. 13. Where: Burnaby Art Gallery, 6344 Deer Lake Ave., Burnaby. Info: 604-297-4422 or burnabyartgallery.ca.

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If Burnaby-New Westminster MP Peter Julian does decide to chase the federal NDP leader-ship he might not be the odds-on favourite but his grassroots appeal could give him a shot to win, according to a Simon Fraser University political scientist.

Patrick Smith said the early favourites would be party orga-nizer Brian Topp and Quebec’s Thomas Mulcair, who was named Opposition house leader follow-ing the May federal election by Jack Layton, who passed away last month.

“You might say someone like Brian Topp might be the establishment candidate, and not everyone likes the establishment candidate,” said Smith. “I get a sense Mulcair rubs some people the wrong way ... It would not be unkind to say he has a fairly positive view of himself.”

“If you’re looking at two people who might kill each other off then you go to who might be a compro-mise candidate who could reach out to a variety of spectrums. Julian has connections to Quebec and with frontbench roots. If he decides to run he will be in the top tier, but on the fi rst ballot probably not be on the top.”

Julian lived in Quebec for 13 years, even serving as the fed-eral party’s provincial secretary. He is fl uently bilingual and can do sign language. Since getting elected he has served in several roles in the NDP shadow cabinet.

Last week he picked up support from rookie Burnaby-Douglas NDP MP Kennedy Stewart and Montreal-area MP Isabelle Morin. They joined Ontario MPs Rathika Sitsabaiesan and Brian Masse in encouraging Julian to run.

“If we want a leader who can connect with people like Jack did, we need someone who is approachable,” said Morin on her website. “I believe that Peter is

a candidate that possesses those qualities.”

Smith said he is constantly being asked about comparing potential candidates to Layton.

“Our danger is you tend to compare Jack at the end of his career, not the beginning. We should be comparing him to when (Layton) won the leader-ship. Or go back to the days of Ed Broadbent, who, at the end of his career was one of the more popu-lar politicians. But when he was fi rst running for the leadership he wore a plaid jacket, his teeth needed work and he was not paid attention to by the media—but he got himself polished up.”

Smith said in choosing a leader the party will be looking to continue its success from the last election, when it became the offi cial Opposition thanks to winning 59 seats in Quebec. Julian, Smith pointed out, was part of the party’s rebirth in that province while also being from the party’s long-time base in Western Canada.

“He has a better sense of build-ing of the NDP in Quebec,” said Smith. “One of the big concerns of the NDP has to be can they make (the party’s success in the last election) real and make it stick and not be a one-shot deal.”

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As the number of supporters inside and outside of the federal NDP caucus give their endorsements to his potential candidacy for the party’s leadership, Burnaby-New Westminster MP Peter Julian admits the urgency for him to make a decision grow.

Last week, Julian received the bless-ing of two Ontario MPs. On Wednesday, another from the Montreal area and Burnaby-Douglas MP Kennedy Stewart added their voices to those encouraging the bilingual Julian to seek the position left vacant following the death of Jack Layton.

However, Julian said Friday it will be at least 10 days before he makes up his mind.

“That [support] certainly increases the pres-sure,” said Julian. “There is defi nitely support that is there. But you have to complete the process, you have to make all the calls you can, and by making those calls you get a good sense

where people are.“With the mourning period, it’s a different

context than it might be for other leadership contests.”

Julian said when he entered politics he didn’t have leadership aspirations because that’s something that has to be earned.

“My thinking that this is something people identify for you, not something you decide for yourself,” said Julian. “It’s not something that somebody puffs out their chests and say they want to run for a leadership.

“I’m gratifi ed when people say they want me to run, but I’m also talking to other people whose opinions I value to

get a sense of where people are at.”Julian said in making his decision he will have

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Q : I recently dropped by a colleague’s offi ce and he was sleeping at his desk. This is the third time I’ve caught him sleeping in the last few months. He doesn’t seem concerned. I think it’s a poor example for others. Should I speak to our boss?

I’m sometimes surprised there are not more people who sleep at the offi ce, even for a few minutes. Other cultures, especially those in Latin America, have inherited the siesta from Spain which promotes an afternoon nap for many workers.

Most of us, if we be can-did, would acknowledge that our lowest energy seems to envelop us around mid-afternoon. It’s at that time that a siesta would be just about perfect.

Our culture, of course, has no provision for a sanctioned nap-time, so anyone at the offi ce who succumbs to the appeal of

an abbreviated period of sleep will almost certainly be disciplined.

While I do have some sympathy for this fellow, his frequent naps are not modeling a good work ethic for colleagues and he should expect to be invited to a closed-door meeting with your boss once he is “discovered.”

(Incidentally, he may be selectively napping during his sched-uled coffee breaks, which is probably more acceptable, especially if it has been tacitly approved by man-agement.)

I don’t recom-mend you speak to the boss initially but, rather, con-

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AREA MANAGER -COASTAL REGION

The Area Manager is a con-tributing member of the senior management team and is responsible for the daily operations of our community living programs in the CLBC Vancouver - Coastal region. The Area Manager reports to the Director of Quality Services.The successful applicant will have a combination of exp. and knowledge in the following areas:· Service Delivery - ensuring excellence in all programs for individuals with develop-mental disabilities;· Leadership - providing direction and functioning as an exemplar;· Admin. - developing and maintaining organizational functioning;· Community - promoting awareness and building relationships w/stakeholders.

HOME MANAGERAs a Home Manager, you will have extensive exp. as a Community Service Worker in residential settings and supervisory experience. You must have a sincere commit-ment to providing quality services to individuals with developmental disabilities. As a team player you must be able to build relation-ships, be an excellent inter-personal communicator and be able to main. a fl exible schedule as necessary. This position is based in North Vancouver.

We offer competitive wages with an excellent

benefi t package. Please reply in writing

by October 7, 2011.

Thompson Community Services, Attn: Kristine DeMonte Unit #102 1450

Pearson Place Kamloops, V1S-1J9, E-mail:

[email protected]

114 DRIVERS/COURIER/TRUCKING

KODIAK WIRELINE SERVICES PARTNERSHIP is hiring experi-enced operators/drivers for Slave Lake, Edson, Morinville branches with a signing bonus up to $5000. (dependent on experience). Apply to: [email protected] or fax to 780-418-0834.

OWNER OPERATOR

Req’d by busy courier company. Mini van or car.

Call: (604)543-7800Mon-Fri, btwn 8am-5pm

OWNER /OPERATORS

With 3 and 5 tonImmed. Openings

Reefers with PTG.Busy established co.

Mike 604-276-8686


115 EDUCATION

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125 FOSTER/SOCIAL CARE

Some great kids aged 12 to 18 who need a stable, caring home

for a few months. Are you looking for the opportunity to do

meaningful, fulfi lling work?PLEA Community Services is looking for qualifi ed applicants

who can provide care for youth in their home on a full-time basis or

on weekends for respite. Training, support and

remuneration are provided. Funding is available for

modifi cations to better equip your home. A child at risk is waiting

for an open door. Make it yours.

Call 604-708-2628www.plea.bc.ca

130 HELP WANTEDALBERTA BASED COMPANY looking to hire experienced mulch-er, feller buncher and processor operators. Requires drivers licence, work in Northern Alberta including camp jobs. Please email resume to: [email protected] or fax to 780-488-3002.

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115 EDUCATION


130 HELP WANTED

We are still hiring - Dozer & excava-tor operators required by a busy Alberta oilfi eld construction company. We require operators that are experienced and preference will be given to operators that have constructed oilfi eld roads and drilling locations. You will be provided with motels and restaurant meals. Competitive wages, bonus and transportation daily to and from job sites. Our work is in the vicinity of Edson, Alberta. Call 780-723-5051.

134 HOTEL, RESTAURANT,FOOD SERVICES

CHEF F/T, Happy Day Metro House, (Burnaby) 3- 5 yrs exp. Pre-pare & cook meals. $18.75/H Fax: 604-677-1968.

138 LABOURERS

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CONSTRUCTORS

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Must have own vehicle.Min. 1 year experience in

construction labor.Fulltime $17 - $20

(depending on experience)Plus OVERTIME and BENEFITSFax resume to 604-507-4711 or

Email: [email protected]

139 MEDICAL/DENTAL

CERTIFIED DENTAL Assistant, P/T required for busy paperless dental offi ce in Salmon Arm. Must be pro-fessional, detailed oriented have a positive attitude and work well with-in a team environment. Dental re-ception an asset. Please send Re-sume: [email protected] or mail to PO Box 90 Salmon Arm, BC V1E 4N2.

115 EDUCATION


156 SALES

INSIDE SALES PERSONrequired for Rigging shop in Port Kells. Some mechanical aptitude and computer skills would be an asset. Must be a self-starter. Wage negotiable.

Please e-mail resume [email protected] or

Fax: (1)604-882-0330

160 TRADES, TECHNICAL

EXCAVATOR OPERATOR

Civil & Road Builders Seeks Excavator Operators for projects in the Vancouver area.

Must have own vehicle.Min. 5 years experience in

heavy equipment operation.Fulltime $25 - $30

(depending on experience)Plus OVERTIME and BENEFITSFax resume to 604-507-4711 or

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HEAVY DUTY or Commercial Transport Mechanic required. Competitive wages and bene-fi ts. Please email: [email protected] (250-416-0232) or deliver resume to Profab Manufactur-ing Ltd. 3128 Hope Place, Chemainus BC. May consider 3rd year apprentice.INFINITY Painting Ltd, Vancouver, BC, is hiring an Exterior Plaster (Noc. 7284). Perm, F/T, $23 to $31 p/h (Depending on Experiences), ASAP, more than 3 years exp. Spk English. Main Duties: Clean & pre-pare surface. Lather, perform, pre-pare wall, install metal stud framing and furring to interior drywall or us-ing nails, screws. Please send you resume to:info@infi nitypaintingltd.com orulises@infi nitypaintingltd.com

LEAD ROOF TECHNICIAN$28.00 - $38.00 per hour based on experience. Commercial roof-ing co. hiring lead roofers with extensive exp. in commercial roofi ng, including: two - ply torch, single ply, sloped and metal.

Offering Great Benefi ts Including: Company Vehicle, Paid Travel, Support Crews, Top Wages, Health/Dental,

Pension & Company Uniforms.

Must have proven ability to install using RCABC roofi ng practices and follow WCB regulations.

Fax resume: 604-944-2916, Call Adam: 604-944-2977 or e-mail

aknipfel@designroofi ng.caVisit: www.designroofi ng.ca

TORRAC OILFIELD SERVICES, Grande Prairie - Specializing in Drilling Fluid Recovery. Seeking motivated individuals for Trackhoe Operator, Grande Prairie & BC area. Applicants must possess: Val-id drivers licence; 4 ? 5 years op-erator experience (2000 hours); drilling fl uid recovery equipment ex-perience an asset; work unsuper-vised in a drilling rig environment; safety tickets (First Aid, H2S, WHMIS & TDG, Confi ned Space, Ground Disturbance); work 3 week in & 1 week out rotation. Competi-tive salary & benefi t package available. Email resume to Leroy, [email protected]. Fax 780-814-7506.WELDERS WANTED. Journeyman 2nd and 3rd year apprentices with tank manufacturing experience. Automated Tank Manufacturing Inc. located in Kitscoty, Alberta. 20 km West of Lloydminster, is looking for 15 individuals that want long term employment and a secure pay-cheque. Journeyman wages $33. - $37.50/hour. Wages for apprentic-es based on hours and qualifi ca-tions. Benefi ts, training programs, full insurance package 100% paid by company, savings plan for retire-ment, profi t sharing bonus, join a winning team. Call for appointment or send resume to: Joe Bowser 780-846-2231 offi ce; [email protected] or Jamie Flicek 780-846-2241 fax; [email protected].

PERSONAL SERVICES

171 ALTERNATIVE HEALTH

MUSIC lessons, New West Studio Piano, Voice, Theory Technic Ages 4 and up. Call 604-520-6283

182 FINANCIAL SERVICESMoneyProvider.com. $500 Loan and +. No Credit Refused. Fast, Easy, 100% Secure. 1-877-776-1660.

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182 FINANCIAL SERVICES

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188 LEGAL SERVICES

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HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES

203 ACCOUNTING/TAX/BOOKKEEPING

ACCOUNTINGBOOKKEEPING

SERVICES25 years experience, Business, Non-profi t

Organizations, Housing & Personal taxes, payroll.Gilles 604-789-7327,

604-946-0192www.scorpio-consulting.com

Mountain High BookkeepingBurnaby/New Westminster

778-397-7009 or mountain-high.ca

130 HELP WANTED


203 ACCOUNTING/TAX/BOOKKEEPING

WESTRIDGE MANAGEMENT CO Accounting & Bookkeeping, TaxesBest rates. Free Pickup & Delivery 604-764-2575 or 604-998-2265

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242 CONCRETE & PLACING

ARTISTICO CONCRETEAll cement work, forming & prep. WCB insured. 30 yrs exp, refs. Free est, Joe 604-908-6143, 931-1684

257 DRYWALL

ARCO DRYWALL Ltd. Board, Tape Texture, Frame. New & Reno’s. 20 yrs exp, free est Mike 604-825-1500

260 ELECTRICAL

#1167 $25 service call, BBB Lge & small jobs. Expert trouble shooter, WCB. Low rates 24/7 604-617-1774

ELECTRICIAN licensed, local. Low cost. Big&small jobs. Renov. & pan-el change expert. 604-374-0062.

YOUR ELECTRICIAN $29 Service Call Lic #89402 Same day guarn’td We love small jobs! 604-568-1899

283 GUTTERS & DOWNSPOUTS

Always! Gutter, window cleaning,pressure washing, lawn maintains,yard clean-up. Simon 604-230-0627

283A HANDYPERSONS

A Semi Retired Tradesman. Small fi x-it or build it jobs-Burnaby/New West. Richard, 604-377-2480

287 HOME IMPROVEMENTS

A-1 CONTRACTING. Renos. Bsmt, kitchens, baths, custom cabinets, tiling, plumbing, sundecks, reroofi ng. Dhillon 604-782-1936.

130 HELP WANTED


287 HOME IMPROVEMENTS

130 HELP WANTED

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BICAST LEATHERSLIPPER CHAIR$159

ELECTRIC FIREPLACE WITH

WHEELS$149

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$149

BICAST LEATHERCLUB CHAIR$169


288 HOME REPAIRS

If I can’t do it

It can’t be done

Call Robert 604-941-1618 OR 604-844-4222

INTERIORS: Baths (renos/repairs) specializing in drywall, doors, fl ooring, tiling, plumbing,

painting, miscellaneous, etc.EXPERIENCED IN OVER

30 LINES OF WORK!* Quality work * Prompt Service

* Fair prices For positive results Call Robert

SERVICE CALLS WELCOME

320 MOVING & STORAGE1PRO MOVING & SHIPPING. We move - We ship - We recycle.Senior- Student Discount available. 604-721-4555 or 604-800-9488.

ABE MOVING - $35/Hr. Per Person*Reliable Careful Movers. *RubbishRemoval. *24 Hours. 604-999-6020

AFFORDABLE MOVINGLocal & Long Distance

From $45/Hr1, 3, 5, 7,10 Ton Trucks

Licenced ~ Reliable ~ 1 to 3 MenFree estimate/Seniors discount

Residential~Commercial~Pianos

604-537-4140

SPARTAN Moving Ltd. Fast & Reliable. Insured

Competitive rates. Wknd Specials. Call Frank: (604) 435-8240

329 PAINTING & DECORATING

A-1 PAINTING CO.604.723.8434

Top Quality PaintingExterior / Interior

• Insured • WCB • Written Guarantee

• Free Est. • 20 Years Exp.

A-TECH Services 604-230-3539Running this ad for 7yrs

PAINT SPECIAL3 rooms for $269,

2 coats any colour (Ceiling & Trim extra) Price incls

Cloverdale Premium quality paint.NO PAYMENT until Job is

completed. Ask us about ourLaminate Flooring &

Maid Services. www.paintspecial.com

“ ABOVE THE REST “Int. & Ext., Unbeatable Prices, Professional Crew. Free Est.

Written Guarantee. No Hassle, Quick Work, Insured, WCB.

Call (778)997-9582

STAN’S PAINTING

Comm. & Res. BBB, WCB.

Seniors Discount - 10% off

Book by end of September - 15% off. 25

yrs exp. Guarantee on work. Refs. (604)773-7811

or 604-432-1857

551 GARAGE SALES


332 PAVING/SEAL COATING

ALLAN Const. & Asphalt. Brick, conc, drainage, found. & membrane repair. 604-618-2304; 820-2187.

338 PLUMBING

10% OFF if you Mention this AD! *Plumbing *Heating *Reno’s *More Lic.gas fi tter. Aman: 778-895-2005

1 Call Does it All - 2 OLD GUYSPLUMBING & HEATING, Repairs, Reno’s, H/W Tanks. 604-525-6662.

$69/HR. Lic., Insured. Experienced & friendly service. Clogged drains, garburators, leaks & more. Sm jobs OK. Call anytime 604-805-2488.

LICENSED Plumber, Heating Tech, Drain cleaning, Boilers, Furnaces, Call: Brian, 604-726-2834 or 604-544-3654, 24 hr. Emergency Serv.

353 ROOFING & SKYLIGHTS

#1 Roofi ng Company in BC

All types of Roofi ng Over 35 Years in Business “ Call Now for Free Estimate”

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JASON’S ROOFINGAll kinds of re-roofi ng & repairs.

Free est. Reasonable rates.(604)961-7505, 278-0375

Roofi ng Experts. 778-230-5717Repairs/Re-Roof/New Roofs. All work Gtd. Free Est. Call Frank.

356 RUBBISH REMOVAL

RECYCLE-IT!JUNK REMOVAL

Recycled Earth Friendly• Electronics • Appliances • Old Furniture • Construction • Yard

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372 SUNDECKS

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551 GARAGE SALES


374 TREE SERVICES

A1-TRI-CRAFT Tree Serv. Dangerous tree removal, spiral pruning hedge trimming, stump grinding, topping. Insured, WCB Free Est

Arborist ReportsAndrew 604-618-8585

$ Best Rates $

PETS

474 PET SERVICESTHE Dog’s Breakfast Day Care.7146 Gilley Ave Burnaby. Call: (604) 374-4281 or email: [email protected]

477 PETSBABY COCKATIELS for sale.

Hand fed. $50 each. Phone (604)951-4660 (Surrey).

BEAGLE PUPS, tri colored, good looking, healthy, vet check $600. (604)796-3026. No Sunday callsBERNESE MOUNTAIN dog pup-pies, vet checked, 1st shots. Jen 604-807-3853 / [email protected] PITBULL PUPPIES. 2 boys, 2 girls, $800. obo. Call 604-783-8607.Boston Terriers pups, ckc reg, vet checked, reputable breeder, excel-lent pedigree. (604)794-3786CATS GALORE, TLC has for adoption spayed & neutered adult cats. 604-309-5388 / 604-856-4866

CATS OF ALL DESCRIPTION in need of caring homes! All cats are

Spayed, neutered, vaccinated and dewormed. Visit us at

fraservalleyhumanesociety.com or call 1 (604)820-2977

Chihuahua pups, tiny teacups, ready to go $700; male standard Chihuahua, $450. 604-794-7347ENGLISH MASTIFF P/B PUPS Fawn & Brindle. CKC reg. $1200. Call 604-782-3864.LAB/CHOW cross 6yr/old male with sweet gentle temperament, has all shots. 604-340-3162, 604-541-2147LAB PUPS, Chocolate, $700. vet ch, dew-claws rem. 1st shots, de-wormed. qual. lines (604)702-0217LAB PUPS, yellows & blacks, CKC reg p/b, shots, tattooed, exc temp, view parents, $800. 604-462-0774.MALTESE pups, 2 Males, 1st shots, vet ✔, dewormed, N/S. $800. Home raised. 604-464-5077NEED A GOOD HOME for a good dog or a good dog for a good home? We adopt dogs! Call 604-856-3647 or www.856-dogs.comNEWFOUNDLAND pups, P/B. 2 males, 1 black/1 brown. $1000 (604)819-1466 No Sunday callsTOY POMERANIANS. 7 wks. M & F. Vet ✓, healthy, 1st shots, de-wormed, $750 up. 778-839-8007TOY POODLE. One little girl left, black & brown. $650. Call 604-820-4230, 604-302-7602

VIZSLA PUPS, PB, shots, guar-anteed. Champion lines, $750. 604-819-2115. [email protected]

YELLOW LAB PUPS. Ready to go. Vet checked, 1st. shots. Parents on site. $400. 604-852-6176 AbbtsYorkshire Terrier pups, CKC, 2M/1F, tails dock, dew claws, mi-cro. Ready Nov. (604)858-9758

MERCHANDISE FOR SALE

518 BUILDING SUPPLIESDO-IT-YOURSELF STEEL BUILD-INGS Priced to Clear - Make an Of-fer! Ask About Free Delivery, most areas! Call for Quick Quote and Free Brochure - 1-800-668-5111 ext. 170.SAWMILLS from only $3997 - MAKE MONEY & SAVE MONEY with your own bandmill - Cut lumber any dimension. In stock ready to ship. FREE Info & DVD: www.Nor-woodSawmills.com/400OT 1-800-566-6899.

545 FUEL1YR Seasoned Alder Birch Maple

Clean, Split, DRY & Delivered. Family Operated for 20 yrs.

(604)825-9264

548 FURNITURE

MATTRESSES staring at $99• Twins • Fulls • Queens • Kings

100’s in stock! www.Direct Liquidation.ca (604)294-2331

559 MEDICAL SUPPLIESCAN’T GET UP your stairs? Acorn Stairlifts can help! No obligation consultation. Comprehensive war-ranty. Can be installed in less than 1 hour. Call now 1-866-981-6591.

560 MISC. FOR SALECan’t Get Up Your Stairs? Acorn Stairlifts can help. Call Acorn Stair-lifts now! Mention this ad and get 10% off your new Stairlift! Call 1-866-981-5991

MERCHANDISE FOR SALE

566 MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS

RUBY RIVER BABY GRAND - Ebony

$15,000 value-will sell $8000/obo.

Pristine condition

(604)824-0107

REAL ESTATE

603 ACREAGE

82.8 ACRES, 300’ lakefront, S Cariboo. Beautiful, pastoral, private, rural setting. Borders crown land. Adjacent 80+ acre parcel available.

www.bchomesforsale.com/view/lonebutte/ann/

BIG BEAUTIFUL AZ LAND $99/mo. $0 down, $0 interest, Golf Course, Nat’l Parks. 1 hour from Tucson Int’l Airport Guaranteed Financing, No Credit Checks. Pre-recorded msg. (800) 631-8164 code 4001 or visit www.sunsiteslandrush.com

636 MORTGAGESMortgage Help! Beat bank rates for purchases and refi nances, im-mediate debt consolidation, foreclo-sure relief, and equity loans. Free, fast, friendly, private consultations.

Call 1-888-685-6181www.mountaincitymortgage.ca

640 RECREATIONAL

RARE OPPORTUNITY: wa-terfront property on beautiful Jim Lake, .83-acre with 360 sq ft insulated cabin, located near Green Lake/Watch Lake (70 Mile House). Rare privacy, only three lots on the lake, good fi shing for rainbows to 10 lbs, nice swimming, surround-ed by crown land. Great trails for hiking, ATV and snowmo-bile. Seasonal 10-km back road access in 4x4 or pick-up. FSBO. $230,000. 250-395-0599. (Please see bchomesfor-sale.com/70mile/frank.)

660 LANGLEY/ALDERGROVEHOMES FOR SALE-SUPER BUYS

www.dannyevans.caHomelife Benchmark Realty Corp. Langley

RENTALS

706 APARTMENT/CONDO

BURNABY

Super Clean ONE Bedrooms

Quiet & well maintained bldg. Includes heat & hot water. On

site manager. Cat okay.

AVAILABLE IMMEDIATELY Secure parking available.

For viewing call:

Call 604- 522-5230

BURNABY

AVAILABLE IMMEDIATELY

Completely remodeled building and 1 & 2 bedroom suites. Located at Metrotown. From $850/mo., includes heat, hot water.

Call 604-715-1824

BURNABY

AVAILABLE IMMEDIATELY

Completely remodeled building and 1 & 2 bedroom suites. Located at Metro Town. From $850/mo., includes heat, hot water.

Call 778-323-0237

Burnaby: CLAREMONT TERRACE** 6960 ELWELL ST ** NEAR MIDDLEGATEQuiet, spacious 2 & 1 Bdrms &

Bachelor suites.Incld: Balcony, prkg, heat & h/wtr

604-525-2661BURNABY

MAPLE PLACE TOWERS1 Bdrm Apts starting at $950

2 Bdrm Apts starting at $1200 Heat and hot water included.

Dishwasher, fridge, stove, balco-ny, shared laundry. Avail Immed. Close to amen, schools and mall.

Call 604-421-1235www.aptrentals.net

NEW WEST QUAY.Large Fur-nished 1 bdrm + den. Nov. 1 for 4/5 months. N/S, N/P. $1495. Phone (604)524-0804

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RENTALS

706 APARTMENT/CONDO

BURNABY

Park Crest Apts.1 Bedroom Reno’d suites located in upgraded blding in cul-du-sac. Next to large green space. Incl’s heat, hot water and basic cable. Walk to High-gate mall. Quiet and clean. Cat okay. Deposit required. For viewing....

Call 604-540-6725

BURNABY

Villa Del Mar 6630 Telford Ave.

Bright large newly reno’d 1 and 2 bedroom suites for rent. Freshly painted, new hardwood fl oors, huge balcony. Only 2 min walk to Metrotown Mall.

Please call 604-715-1824 to view. Move in TODAY!

BURNABY

Walker Manor 6985 Walker Ave

Bright large 1 bedroom for rent in a newly reno’d building. Large balcony, freshly painted with hardwood fl oors. 2 Min walk to Highgate Mall & all major transit.

Please call 778-994-2334

BURNABY

Well maintained ONE bed-rooms. Includes cable, heat & hot water. Secure parking avail. On site manager.

AVAILABLE IMMEDIATELYQuiet & well maintained bldg., walk to Highgate Mall & transit. Cat okay. For viewing....

Call 604- 521-3448

NEW WESTMINSTER

Colonial House435 Ash Street

3 Story bldg in great location. 1 bdrm stes from $760. Covered pkg, lndry rm, landscaped com-mon area. Close to park, transit, shops. Heat & hot water incl’d.

For more info & viewing call Rozario 778-788-1849

Professionally managed byGateway Property Management

709 COMMERCIAL/INDUSTRIAL

BUILDING SALE... “ROCK BOT-TOM PRICES” 25x40x12 $7350. 30x60x15 $12,700. 35x70x16 $15,990. 40x80x16 $20,990. 47x100x18 $25,800. 60x140x20 $50,600. End walls included, doors optional. Pioneer Steel Manufactur-ers DIRECT 1-800-668-5422.

750 SUITES, LOWER

POCO NORTH 2 bdrm. $850mo incl util/cbl N/S N/P. Ref req’d Avail now Quiet person 604-518-9020

751 SUITES, UPPER

NEW WESTMINSTER, 2 bdrm., avail. immed. Clean, spac. main fl oor, close to high school & amens. W/D, big backyard. N/S N/P. $1350 mo. + utils. neg. 604-517-5502

752 TOWNHOUSES

PITT MEADOWS: 2 - 3 bdrm co-op T/H $1030/mo - $1134/mo. Shares req’d. No subsidy available. Orien-tation 2nd & 4th Sun. 2 pm & 3rd Tues. 7 pm each mo. 19225 119th Ave., Pitt Meadows, BC V3Y 2B2. Leave msg 604-465-1938

TRANSPORTATION

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818 CARS - DOMESTIC

2008 Buick Allure 7,900 kms. Red, chrome pkg. Under warranty til Sept/2013. $16,900. 604-464-6397.

821 CARS - SPORTS & IMPORTS

2002 BMW, 4 door, 325I auto, 80,000K New service, brakes, tires, mint cond. $13,500. 604-541-0018.

2005 ACURA RSX Rare Luxury Sport Model / pristine condition.Only 45,000Ks. With I-V TEC 4 cyl. Lady driven - loaded, 5 speed. $14,500/OBO. 604-538-2239.

2005 TOYOTA COROLLA dealer serv. since new, 97K, 1 owner, exc. cond., $10,800. (604)535-9984

827 VEHICLES WANTED

838 RECREATIONAL/SALE

1993 Coleman trailer great shape rec service propane tanks incl. c/w org. manuals fold-out king sz & dble bed table & seating area converts into 3rd bed. $4995. 604-5534-6305

2011 LAREDO 291TG

Elec. awning, elec. stab jacks, “family sized” dinette, LCD TV, Microwave.$29,995 (Stk.30854)

www.fraserwayrv.com1-800-806-1976 DL #30644

2011 SALEM FG T21RD

Pass through storage, U-shapeddinette, ext. speakers, outside shower, DSI water & heater.

$17,816 (Stk.30525)www.fraserwayrv.com

1-800-806-1976 DL #30644

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SCRAP BATTERIES WANT-ED We buy scrap batteries from cars, trucks & heavy equip. $4.00 each. Free pick-up anywhere in BC, Min. 10. Toll Free Call:1.877.334.2288

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847 SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES

1996 SUZUKI auto, 4 cyl. 1.3L, stereo, passed AirCare for 2 yrs. $1250. Call (778) 551-1662.

851 TRUCKS & VANS

1976 INT’L SCOUT TERRA2, con-vertible, 4x4, 1 ton pick up truck. Pontiac 400 big block, 375hp. Ap-prox. 3000 mi. on power train. One of a kind. $13,800. (604)799-8533

1992 GMC pick up, V8-305, 235,891 km, very clean, well main-tained. $3500 obo. 604-793-8107

1999 HINO FB box truck, diesel, auto, brakes 90%, new glass, great tires, 1600 lb. lift gate, 316K, $9,999. Call (604)869-3466

2000 CHEV Venture short wheel base. 2 sliding side doors Air cond. 200K a/cared $2250 (604)465-5131

2006 Glendale Titanium Tour edt. ATTN SNOWBIRDS; 4 Slides, elec f/p, all options, pics avail, mint cond, $36,000. Ph: (604)858-4878


Corner of Marine Way and Byrne RoadStore Hours: Mon-Sat 9am-9pm, Sun. 9am-6pmTel.: 604-451-5888 and press #1 for Auto ServiceAuto Service Hours: Mon-Sat 8am-6pm, Sun 9am-6pmCustomer courtesy shuttle availableAmple free parking

Byrne Road

Marine Way

Marine Drive

Rupert Belle St.

Boundary Boundary Grandview Hwy

Cornett Rd.

Located on Grandview Highway and Bentall Street2 blocks west of Boundary Road / 604-431-3570Hours: Mon-Fri 8am-10pm • Sat 9am-9pm • Sun 9am-8pmAuto Parts: 604-431-3571Auto Service: 604-431-3572 / Tires: 604-431-3573Auto Centre Hours: Mon-Fri 7am-7pm • Sat & Sun 8am-6pm

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Clean fuel injectors save you money! When you have dirty fuel injectors, your gas mileage suffers and your engine runs poorly and gets carboned up. Once your fuel injectors get dirty, pouring quick fi x cleaners in your gas tank will not clean your fuel injectors. To clean dirty fuel injectors, have them professionally cleaned with a fuel injector cleaning machine.

Allows you to have only one set of tires year round - both a summer tire and RAC approved winter tire.Lower rolling resistance thanwinter tires helps to save fuel.

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